The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30
nAnxUm s1ox IN BarDerposn
The FAD or eeason that they sag has
Been Very Successful


Barnum's circus gave It's last performance
Of the season Saturday at Hoboken. closing at
10 o'clock. Yesterday the show was In Ice
winter quarters at Bridgeport, Conn. A CIRCUS
moves quickly. Saturday morning before the
sun was up the show reached Hoboken. AT
breakfast time every tent was up and 700 mon
and women ready for the days work. In tho
seven stable tents $50 horses were munching
their hny. Tho monagor1e under two huge
canvaBsa had been fed. Tho blacksmith shop
was ready for work. The veterinary surgeons
quarters wetu open for business AT 10 o'clock
tho grand parade came Of. At IL o'clock was
lunch. At 4 o'clock came the performance.
ut followed dinner, mt 8 was the evening per-
formance, ut midnight the entire show ratified
up the Now York and New Haven Railroad to
Bridgeport. Tho fonts spread over five times
the area Of Madison Square Garden. This Is
the normal size OF the show. The dining tent
Saturday WIS sight. Darnum does not be-
Love in stinting his workers, and on one side
tho tent roast chicken, vegetables ot.various
sorts, ico-creum. fruits. and coffeo were sent
tered In profusion about the boards Tho tnblo
furnishings were neat and clean. The yocsts-
bios were contained In great tin pans and the
coffee was served in tin mugs. but oil was ap-
petizing. wholesome, and plentiful. The other
sidc Of the tent was less luxuriantly furnished.
The food was nearly the same. one or two deli
cncies only missing. but the plates wore all tin,
and painful scnntiness Of napkins prevailed.
The difference Mr.. Hutchinson explained, was
ed for tho catering, meals being furnished the
laboring men ut "a cents head and TO the
was provided for a few stars and managers at
further advance In price.
The last branch OF the culinary depGrItment
ward tho top wood fire snouderod on the
eookod a1d dned Wson Mr. he
bargained with Can't. Piperno for the presence
s sSvfh ey SHOULD b. sen
| to cat American food but should DO allowed TO
ESepare their own \, meals in their own ID way:
week. Their diet is almost wholly rice.
Other members Of the combination, however.
hotel viii do Tor them. and tho best hotel the
tists. iike Burt Tohns9n: the four horse bare;
fame. The musicians also claim the hotel as
them that the nj has to Yield Aon
| When the last performance was concluded
| Saturday almost al the tents were down,
the ferr sb" fn Maryand The animals had
been barred in their cages. and Cages mounted
into e their cars. some Of them lad Single com.
| gether, While little Tom IhumD was showed In
| almost anywhere. Scott. Jumbo's old keeper
accompanied Tom. though too broken down
| now to be OF material use. He Is pensioned by
| Mr.. Barnum.
The horses were led into fine stalls aboard
| the cars. Most Of the stalls are partitionod in
| planking, and heavily matted with straw. The
| forty odd show horses. however. are more
carefully provided for, while the quarters OF the
| eight trick horses are simply palatiai. with
| their padded Sides and mangors. The horses
elephants, camels. and dromedaries are al
| used to travelling nowadays, and seem to like
| to enter their rolling homes.
| The human part OF the show scattered very
| widely between 10 o'clock and midnight. Al
| the audience filed out. o confused scene Of
Bridgeport The actors separated. some te
engagements In variety and other shows
during the winter. and many to lives OF idle.
ness. They will never all meet again, for eact
years programme is made up anew. The
euriosities generally have engagements iI
| dime museums in Eastern cities.
| The six wild Indians remaining out Of the
| eight employed in the Wild West department
| have had their tickets in their clothing for q
week. They go back to their reservation day
This season. Mr.. Hutchinson says, has been
very good one; 70 G The expenses Of running
| though dropping once or twice to nearly $4,000
! have generally kept we'll into profitable fg.
ures. and occasionally have jumped as high az
$4,000 day The wintertng OF the concern
| will cost 100000. -. cue